Newton police investigating house burglary, make arrest

NEWTON - Police are investigating a burglary Wednesday that prompted an extensive search for suspects in a wooded area by local police and state police dogs.

Police Chief Larry Streeter said police began their search after receiving a call around 7:15 a.m. from an "alert citizen" who spotted a suspicious vehicle in the area of a residence that was burglarized on Peaslee Crossing Road.

The woman provided a description of the vehicle and the license plate number, Streeter said. Officers later saw the vehicle about a mile and a half away in the parking lot of Northland Mall Variety on Route 108, Streeter said.

Police approached the vehicle and arrested Dany Poll, 18, of 103 Nichols St., Wilmington, Mass., on charges of unlawful possession of drugs and operating without a license.

A few minutes later, Streeter said a woman who lives on Peaslee Crossing Road called to report she had just arrived home and found two people running out of the house and into the woods.

The home that was burglarized was ransacked and a piece of jewelry valued at approximately $7,000 was allegedly taken, Streeter said.

The house is located directly across from where the car was located through a short patch of woods, Streeter said.

"It was apparent to us that the burglary suspects were headed back to that particular car," Streeter said.

Police began searching the wooded area and brought in state police dogs to assist.

"We were unsuccessful in locating them, but he did have cell phone contact with one of them and he eventually came to the police department," Streeter said.

Police were still questioning the man Wednesday night while the second person suspected of fleeing the house remained on the loose.